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| psychologists who apply experimental methods to study behavior and the processes behind it |
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| study of mental processes such as attention, language use, perception, memory, problem solving, and thinking |
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| study of changes that occur over the course of the human life |
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| study of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare |
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| an integration of science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychological distress or dysfunction and to promote well being |
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| study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others |
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| the study of how psychological and behavior tendencies are rooted and embedded in culture |
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| studies structure and function of the brain as they relate to specfic processes and behavior |
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| examines psychological traits from a modern, evolutionary perspective |
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| humaral theory with different body fluids |
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| catharsis; purging of emotions through the experiences of others |
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| we are driven by the brain like animals; we are animal spirits |
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| Know about the formal establishment of psychology as a science, where? By whom? |
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| Wilhem Wundt in Germany, 1879 |
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| BF Skinner; criticism of the inner workings of the mind; objective study of human behavior |
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| the whole does not equal the sum of it's parts |
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| Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslaw; free will, full potential, and self-actualization |
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| in order to understand people, you have to understand how different parts of the body work |
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| cannot look at the organism by itself, must be seen as a whole |
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| Frued; behavior motivated by inner conflicts which operate within the realm of unconsciousness |
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| Explain the process of the scientific method |
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question
hypothesis
test hypothesis
evaluate hypothesis |
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| using already existing data |
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| observing naturally occuring phenomenon |
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| example of correlational method |
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| in depth study of a person or a group of people |
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| systematically measures the relationship between two or more variables |
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| systematically controls and manipulates variables |
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| Why do researchers replicate a study? |
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| to see if the findings hold true more than once |
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| What do we mean by random assignment? |
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| articipants have an equal chance of being in any condition |
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| What does experimenter’s bias refer to? |
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| you might unknowingly make your hypothesis come true simply because you want it to |
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| What is a double-blind study? |
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| both tester and testee are unaware of the true purpose of the study |
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What characteristics of a nerve cell makes it unique/different from other cells? |
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| the characteristics are the dendrites, the axon, and the myelin sheath |
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| receive messages from other neurons |
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| carries messages to other cells |
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| protective coating; speed of nerve impulse |
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| bridges the gap between two neurons |
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| Receptor sites of the dendrite of the receiving cell |
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| accept the neurotransmitters and then pass along the message |
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| What takes place during an action potential? |
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an electric nerve impulse travels down the axon to the terminal buttons
neuron fires all electrons |
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Describe the process of communication between/among neurons. |
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| axon/terminal buttons of one neuron pass along neurotransmitters to dendrites of another neuron |
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| What are neurotransmitters? |
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produced and stored in terminal buttons
released into synaptic cleft
fits into only one receptor cell |
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| Once the neurotransmitter fits into a receptor site, it delivers one of two messages, excitatory or inhibitory. Describe this process. |
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exitatory: makes it more likely that a receiving neuron will fire
inhibitory: prevents a receiving neuron from firing |
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| How are neurotransmitters removed from the synaptic cleft? |
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| through reuptake: reabsorbed by terminal buttons |
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| Describe the functions of sensory, motor, and interneurons |
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sensory: carry info from sensory receptors to the CNS
motor: communicate info from CNS to muscles and glands
interneurons: communicate messages between sensory and motor neurons |
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step on tack
receptors in skin stimulated
sensory neurons carry impulse to spinal cord
the message loops through the spinal cord
goes back to foot muscles |
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| Describe the structure and function of the old brain (including its substructures: Medulla, Cerebellum, Pons, Reticular Formation). |
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central core: controls basic functions such as eating and sleeping
medulla: breathing
cerebellum: balance
pons: coordination, motor activity
reticular formation: attention, concentration |
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| functions as a bridge between the left and right hemisphere |
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